Vitamin c skin care benefits
Vitamin C Benefits for Skin
How Vitamin C Supports Skin Care
Vitamin C—also known as ascorbic acid—is a water-soluble
nutrient that plays an important role in keeping your skin healthy. Topical
vitamin C is clinically proven to have a wide range of clinical applications
thanks to its antioxidant, antiaging, antipigmentary properties. This potent
nutrient offers many benefits for the skin, including the potential to:
- Make collagen, used to keep
skin youthful and plump
- Heal wounds
- Maintain and repair damaged
skin and cartilage
- Diminish the appearance of fine
lines and wrinkles
- Brighten up complexion
- Even skin tone
- Reduce the appearance of dark
spots
- Prevent premature aging
How to Use Vitamin C for Skin Care
Whether your skin is dry, oily, or a combination, vitamin C is
beneficial for skin health, helping it look and feel healthier and younger
longer. There are two ways to use vitamin C for skin care: nutritional intake
and applying it topically.
Nutritional Intake
Foods rich in vitamin C, such as oranges and berries, offer many
health benefits. And while it’s true that you can get plenty of vitamin C by
eating lots of fruits and vegetables, dietary vitamin C generally won’t provide
enough for you to see a noticeable improvement in your skin.
This is because dietary intake of vitamin C is sufficient to reach lower levels
of your skin, but generally won’t reach the top layers of the skin. However
tasty, eating a pint of blueberries isn’t likely to help your skin get that
youthful glow (even if it's great for the rest of your body). That’s where
topical vitamin C comes in.
Topical
Topical vitamin C is absorbed directly into the topmost layers
of the skin, allowing it to get to work immediately on smoothing the skin,
reducing fine lines and dark spots and protecting against free radicals.
Vitamin C is available in facial moisturizers and serums. Serums
are more concentrated than moisturizers and more easily absorb into the skin,
which is why more skincare specialists recommend vitamin C serums.
Sometimes, less is more. Most research says that vitamin C is
best implemented into your skincare routine when used as a topical serum. Even
serums containing low concentrations (under 1%) of vitamin C still deliver
antioxidant protection and skin benefits.
Ready to incorporate vitamin C into your daily skin routine?
Your skincare routine should generally include:
- Cleanser
- Toner
- Vitamin C serum
- Moisturizer
- Sunscreen
Before you go all-in on the vitamin C, test a patch of skin with
a lower-concentration formula to see how your skin reacts. Some minor tingling
is normal, but if you experience anything more intense, stop using the product
and talk to your dermatologist.
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